Hammock



UNrrnn STATES ATENT FMC@ IsAAC n. PALMER, or MmDLnTowN, CONNECTICUT.

HAM MOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,836, dated January 16, 1883,

Application i'lled October 27, 1882. (No model.)

` pying it., and ordinarily this is prevented by employinga stick or spreader of wood inserted in a pocket, or otherwise secured across one end of the hammock, to vhold it extended. 1f a pillow or bolsteris desired, oneis placed loosely in the hammock.

The object of my invention is to dispense with the spreader of wood above described, and to provide a more convenient arrangement of a pillow or bolster for a hammock, and to this end the invention consists in a hammock having a pillow or bolster extending across one end thereof, and secured thereto at its ends, so as to serve as a spreader to retain the hammock in its extended position. The pillow or bolster may besecured throughout its length transversely to thehammock; or it maybe secured thereto at the ends only, and the pillow or bolster may be made complete in itself and secured to the hammock; or it may consist of a pocket formed by folding over and securing a portion of the fabric from which the hammock is made and stuffing such pocket with any desired material. v,

vIn the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved hammock; Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of one end portion ofa hammock provided with a pillow of modified form. Fig. 3 represents a sectional view of one end portion of a hammock, showing the method of forming and attaching the pillow. Fig. L.trepresents a sectional view of the piece which'is employed in one form of my invention as a pocket or bag which is to be stuffed to form apillow; and Fig. 5 represents a perspective view of a pillow containing a stretcher or stiener, of wood or other material, extending lengthwise thereof.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

A designates the hammock, which may be of any desirable construction and E designates the suspension-cords, which 7e secured to -pillow or bolster a v'ery desirable and graceful loops a, formed at the ends 'of the hammock, and at their outer ends are attached to suspension-rings b.

C designates the pillow or bolster, which ex- 5 folding over a portion of the fabric of which 6 l the hammook is composed to form a pocket or bag, and then stuffing the bag thus formed with any suitable material commonly used for such purposes. The two ends of this pillow or lbolster may be secured to the'hammockin any 6 wayfor example, by means of safety-pins c.

The pillow or bolster (l, shown in Fig. 2, is formed by a separate piece, folded and having its edges together, stitched to the hammock at d, entirely across the end ofthe hammock. The 7 pocket or bagthus formed may be stuffed with any suitable material, and the closingvof the ends is completed by buttousjiwhich may be attached to the hammock and bebuttoned in button-holes in both the upper and lower por 7 tions of the fabric ofthe pillow.

The stitching d might be dispensed with and the pillow composed of a bag or tube open at the ends and stuffed. After the pillow is stuffed its ends may be closed and secured to'S the'hammock by the same button,f.

In Fig. 3 l have represented the folded piece which forms the pillow pocket or bag, and the piece in which are formed the loops a is secured to the hammock by a single row of 8 stitches, d.

Fig. 4 represents the piece of material which forms the pillow pocket or bag as folded and ready to be attached to the hammock.A i

In order that the pillow or bolster may bet- 9 ter retain its shape, l may place therein a stretcher, C', of wood or other material, as shown in Fig. 5, which adds stiffness to the pillow or bolster and prevents its'deflecting lengthwise. 9

Where thepillow or bolsteris made as shown in Fig. 2 the flatteningof the ends where se'- cured to the hammock produces a corre-sponding widening thereof, and therefore gives the form and appearance.

The pillow or bolster, when secured across the end of the hammock, is itself retained in place and prevented from shifting, and it serves as a spreader to keep the hammock extended and prevent its folding about the head ot' an occupant thereof.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A hammock having a pillow or. bolster extending across one end thereof', and secured thereto atits ends, so as to serve as a spreader, substantially as described.

4 2. The combination, with a hammock, of a pillow or bolster extending transversely to the hammock, at the end thereof, and stitched or secured thereto from end to end in the direction of the Width of the hammock, and across the ends in the direction of the lengthof the hammock, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination', with a hammock, of a pillow or bolstercomposed of a piece of fabric folded, and having its lapping edges stitched to the hammock in the direction of the width thereof, and a stuffing of any suitable material,

substantially as and for the purpose described.

ISAAC E. PALMER.

Witnesses:

FREDK. HAYNEs, ED. L. MORAN. 

